Filtration Group - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Filtration Group M&A Summary

Filtration Group has acquired 19 companies of its own, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 8 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Filtration Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Essentra - Porous Technologies Business for $339M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Buffalo Filter to Conmed for $365M. Filtration Group has acquired in 8 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include manufacturing (59%) and machinery (12%).

Filtration Group Ownership

Who owns Filtration Group?

Filtration Group is owned by Madison Industries. It was acquired on December 15, 2010.

Is Filtration Group PE-backed?

Yes. Filtration Group is owned by private equity investor Madison Industries.

Filtration Group Business Overview

Where is Filtration Group headquartered?

Filtration Group is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

What sector is Filtration Group in?

Filtration Group is a manufacturing company.

When was Filtration Group founded?

Filtration Group was founded in 1942.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 3

Filtration Group

Filtration Group Crop.

9442 Capital of Texas Highway North Arboretum, Plaza 1 Suite 390,
Austin, Texas 78759
United States,
(512) 593-7999
www.filtrationgroup.com

Filtration Group is a filtration company. Serving industry leaders across the globe, Filtration Group operates facilities in 20 countries under four strategic business units: Medical/Bioscience, Liquid/Process, Environmental Air and Fluid. Filtration Group provides solutions to customers in the food & beverage; water, micro-electronics & telecommunications; environmental air; medical, pharma & bioscience; hydraulic fluid, mining & minerals; industrial finishing and energy industries. Filtration Group was founded in 1942 and is based in Austin, Texas. .


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 13 3 1 - - - 17
vol $339M $339M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $365M $365M
  18

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Molecular Products Group Ltd. 2021-06-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Harlow, United Kingdom · www.molecularproducts.com
Oxyphen AG 2020-05-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Wetzikon, Switzerland · www.oxyphen.com
Global Filter 2020-03-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Cedar Rapids, Iowa · www.globalfilter.com
Flow Dry Technology, Inc. 2020-03-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Brookville, Ohio · www.flowdry.com
Kaydon Custom Filtration Corporation 2019-09-06 - Add-on Acquisition
TULSA, Oklahoma · www.kaydonfiltration.com
Buffalo Filter LLC 2018-12-13 365M USD Divestiture
Lancaster, New York · www.buffalofilter.com
Facet Filtration 2018-05-03 - Divestiture
Tulsa, Oklahoma · www.facetfiltration.com
Multisorb Technologies, Inc. 2018-04-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Buffalo, New York · www.multisorb.com
Essentra - Porous Technologies Business 2016-08-25 339M GBP Divestiture
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Amafilter Group BV 2016-08-08 - Divestiture
Lochem, Netherlands · www.amafiltration.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Manufacturing 10 (59%) - - -
Machinery 2 (12%) - - -
Business Services 1 (6%) - - -
Chemicals 1 (6%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (6%) - - -
Packaging 1 (6%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (6%) 339M (100%) - -
Medical Products - - 1 (100%) 365M (100%)
Total 17 $339M 1 $365M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 11 - 1 365M
  Oklahoma 2 - - -
  Illinois 2 - - -
  Georgia 2 - - -
  New York 1 - 1 365M
  Wisconsin 1 - - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  Iowa 1 - - -
Germany 2 - - -
United Kingdom 2 339M - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 11 (65%) - 1 (100%) 365M (100%)
Cross-border 6 (35%) 339M (100%) - -
Total 17 $339M 1 $365M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
1
Lincoln International
1
Legal Deals
Paul Hastings
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $339M
TOTAL $339M
Largest Essentra - Porous Technologies Business
$339M (2016-08-25)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $365M
TOTAL $365M
Largest Buffalo Filter LLC
$365M (2018-12-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
35%
6 (35%)
Strategic(s)
24%
4 (24%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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